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How Do You Write Rachael Herron
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Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. How do you write a book? Start here. You'll gain tips to get in the chair, tricks to stay there, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
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Ep. 351: The Writer’s Well 2023 Catch Up with J Thorn!
J Thorn and Rachael reunite in a catchup episode that will inspire you to keep going! Don’t miss this writing duo playing their favorite hits!
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Ep. 350: Albert Flynn DeSilver on Being Truly Okay With Your Writing
Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American poet, memoirist, novelist, speaker, and workshop leader. He is the author of several books of poems, the memoir “Beamish Boy,” and “Writing as a Path to Awakening" (Sounds True, 2017). Albert received an MFA in Photography/New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. He worked as a California Poet in the Schools for many years and served as poet laureate of Marin County, California from 2008-2010. He has shared the stage and presented with U. S Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, bestselling authors’ Maxine Hong Kingston, Cheryl Strayed, Elizabeth Gilbert, and many others. Albert is also a meditation teacher at Spirit Rock and speaks at writing conferences nationally.
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Ep. 349: Fighting Shiny Object Syndrome!
In this bonus mini-episode, Rachael answers questions from her patrons about what to do when the shiny new ideas are just too shiny for their own good.
Also: Can you use the 500 Words a Day Challenge to write a memoir?
And: Revision tips and tricks!
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Ep. 348: Helen Scheuerer on How Your Calendar is Your Secret Superpower
Helen Scheuerer is the fantasy author of the bestselling trilogy, The Oremere Chronicles and the Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet. Her work has been highly praised for its strong, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots. She has also published advice for authors with her debut nonfiction book, 'How To Write A Successful Series'. Helen holds a creative writing degree and a Masters of Publishing. She has been a full-time author since 2018 and now lives amidst the mountains in New Zealand where she is constantly dreaming up new stories.
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Ep. 347: Eleanor Shearer on the Power of 500 Words a Day
Eleanor Shearer is a mixed-race writer living in London, where she works as a Researcher at a think tank called the Institute for Government. She is Jeanette Winterson’s goddaughter. River Sing Me Home is her debut novel.
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Ep. 346: Grant Faulkner on The Art of Brevity
Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. He recently published The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story. He's also published Fissures, a collection of 100-word stories; the short story collection All the Comfort Sin Can Provide; Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story (as editor); and Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin House, The Southwest Review, and The Gettysburg Review, and he has been anthologized in collections such as Norton’s New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, Flash Fiction America, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfiction. His essays on creativity have been published in The New York Times, Poets & Writers, Literary Hub, Writer’s Digest, and The Writer. Find Grant online on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to his podcast Write-minded and subscribe to his newsletter Intimations: A Writer's Discourse.
How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.
Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:
https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwg
Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael
Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!
CLICK HERE:
➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook
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Rachael has created an important and comforting window to the process of writing with this podcast. I’m a longtime listener, and still with every guest learn something new and helpful. It’s also fun to follow her journey through this career.
One of my favorites!
I am a huge fan of the How Do You Write podcast. I’m fascinated by process and how people do things to get where they need to go.
I like the host’s style of delivery and speaking voice and have greatly enjoyed the variety of guests she’s had in the show. I have found quite a few new to me authors and books through these interviews.
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Worth the listen!
Rachel doesn’t waste your time. She keeps it quick and short with useful information to keep you passionate and actionable about your writing.